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Zordon saw what had happened to Jason and looked to Alpha. "Contact Tommy and the other rangers," he said. "Have them come here immediately."
Alpha nodded and contacted Tommy right away.
Tommy was looking for Jason when his communicator went off. He found a dark corner and lifted his communicator to his mouth. "I'm here Zordon," he said.
"Tommy, teleport to the command center right away," Zordon ordered. "Zedd and Rita have taken Jason to the moon palace."
Tommy looked around, saw no one near him, and pushed the button on his communicator to teleport to the command center. He vanished in a white light.
He saw the other rangers all ready in the command center, Aisha standing with her arm around Kim's shoulders. Kim's eyes were bright with unshed tears. She was looking up at Zordon.
Before Tommy could ask what was going on, the alarms started sounding. They all turned to the viewing globe to see a mummy looking monster in the park.
Tommy turned to Zordon. "Zedd sent down a monster to distract us," he said.
Zordon nodded. "He wants to keep you away from helping Jason," he said.
Rocky looked at Zordon. "Can Tommy go after Jason," he asked. "The rest of us will go take care of this monster."
Zordon nodded. "That would be good," he said. "Just be careful."
Tommy looked at the others. "Let's do it," he said, pulling out his morpher.
"White Ranger power!"
"Black Ranger power!"
"Pink Ranger power!"
"Blue Ranger power!"
"Yellow Ranger power!"
"Red Ranger power!"
Kim turned to Tommy as the others prepared to teleport out. "Be careful," she said. "Bring Jason and yourself back safely."
Tommy nodded and teleported out, heading for the moon palace.
Rocky looked at the others. "Let's go get ugly," he said. They all teleported out.
Jason tensed as Zedd's staff lifted to line on him. He closed his eyes, bracing himself for the pain. Nothing happened. He heard muffled voices, sounding as if they were far away. He opened his eyes, but it looked like he was looking through frosted glass. He could see four figures, but could not make any of them out.
Zedd glared at the cloaked figure who suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his blast that he directed at Jason. He stared in amazement as the cloaked figure caught his energy blast.
The figure crushed the energy beam with his hands. Then he waved his hands behind him, covering Jason in a hazy force field. He looked at Zedd. "You are becoming more of a pest than you were before," he said, in a low, ugly voice. "Zordon's son is off limits. He belongs to me. No one else can have him, understand?"
Zedd felt his anger building and he took a step towards the cloaked figure. "How dare you come here," he snarled. "Just who do you think you are?"
The cloaked figure chuckled and pulled his hood down, revealing his face to Zedd, Rita and Goldar.
Zedd took a fearful step back. "It can't be," he said in disbelief.
Rita's eyes widened in fear. "You!"
The figure smiled cruelly at them. "Surprise," he said. "You thought I was dead, didn't you?" His smile grew as they stood speechless before him. "If you thought I was dead, then Zordon and the rangers must think the same thing," he said. "Good. That will make things easier for me." He raised his hands and shot Zedd, Rita and Goldar with energy beams before they could move. He stood there looking down at them with an evil smirk. "You three can not be allowed to remember that you saw me," he said. "You also can not remember that Jason is Zordon's son." He turned to look at Jason through the force field.
Jason squinted at the figure in front of him, but the force field kept him from seeing the figure clearly. He saw the figure lift his hands, and felt the chains loosen around his wrists. Jason twisted his wrists and felt the chains come off. He lowered his arms and stared at the figure before him.
The figure waved his hands and the force field disappeared.
Jason saw the face of the figure, and he took a step back in disbelief. "It can't be," he said, barely above a whisper. He took another step back as the figure stepped towards him. "Vile?"
Master Vile smiled evilly at Jason. "You thought it would be that easy to get rid of me," he asked. "Oh no, Jason. I'll admit, you had me out of action for a while. What you failed to realize was that you didn't destroy my magic powers. They were able to restore me." He stepped closer to Jason, smiling in delight as Jason backed all the way up against the wall.
Jason felt his back hit the wall, he could go no further. He felt fear building up as Master Vile raised his hand at him.
Master Vile shot an energy beam at Jason, hitting him full in the chest.
Jason stiffened in pain, falling unconscious to the floor.
Master Vile stood over Jason, smiling down at him. "You won't remember that you have seen me," he said. "But, don't worry Jason. You will be joining me soon. Very soon." He stepped back from Jason and teleported away.
The rangers teleported to the park. Just as they arrived, the monster disappeared.
"What the.." Rocky said. He lifted his communicator to his mouth. "Zordon," he said. "The monster just disappeared. Did he go to another part of the city?"
"No, Rocky," Zordon said. "He has gone back to the moon palace. Teleport back to the command center."
Rocky looked at the others. "Let's go," he said.
The others nodded and they all teleported back to the command center.
Tommy arrived in the throne room of the moon palace and looked around in confusion. He saw Zedd, Rita and Goldar on the floor. He looked past them and saw Jason. Tommy ran over to him, turning him over. "Jase," he said softly. "Jase, can you hear me, bro?"
Jason didn't stir.
Tommy lifted his communicator. "Zordon," he said. "I found Jason. He's unconscious. I'll need you to teleport us back to the command center." He picked Jason up carefully as Zordon's voice came over his communicator.
"We're teleporting you now, Tommy," Zordon said.
Tommy and Jason disappeared in a flash of gold and white.
The rangers had demorphed as soon as they arrived in the command center. They heard Tommy teleport in, and turned to find him holding Jason in his arms.
Rocky, Billy and Adam ran over to him, lifting Jason out of his arms and taking him to the medical table.
Kim ran over to the table, taking Jason's right hand in hers and looking down at his face. She lifted a hand to his face, brushing his hair back gently.
Jason gave a little moan and stirred slightly. He opened his eyes slowly, looking around in confusion. He saw Kim standing over him, and gave her a puzzled frown. "Where am I," he asked.
Kim leaned down to him. "You're in the command center," she said. "Tommy found you in the moon palace and brought you here."
Jason went to sit up, but Rocky and Adam put their hands on his shoulders, holding him down. "Not yet, Jason," Adam said. "Let Alpha and Billy check you over first."
Jason relaxed and let Alpha and Billy run a scanner over him. He locked eyes with Kim and gave her a small smile.
Kim squeezed his hand and returned his smile.
Tommy demorphed as they were checking on Jason. He walked over to Zordon's tube. "When I got there," he said. "Zedd, Rita and Goldar were all unconscious on the floor. I looked past them and saw Jason on the other side of the room."
Zordon frowned. "You saw no one else," he asked.
Tommy shook his head. "There was no one else there," he said. "But, I got the feeling that someone else had just left before I got there."
Zordon looked at Billy as he walked over. "Jason is going to be fine," Billy said. "He doesn't have any injuries."
Zordon smiled and relaxed. "That is good to hear," he said. He looked over to where Rocky and Adam were helping Jason sit up. "I wonder what happened up there."
Jason sat up on the table and looked at Zordon. "Someone else was there," he said, as he slowly got up from the table. He put his arm around Kim's shoulders and walked over to Zordon's tube. "I remember Zedd pointing his staff at me, then being surrounded by a hazy force field," Jason said. "After that, I don't remember anything." He frowned. "I'm trying to remember who it was, but, it's all black."
Zordon looked at Tommy. "And you didn't see anyone," he asked.
Tommy shook his head. "No," he said. "Whoever it was, he took care of Zedd and Rita and then must have left." He turned to Jason. "We'd better get back to the store," he said. "They've probably called the cops by now, thinking you walked out with that tux."
Jason looked down, realizing that he still had the tux on. He looked at Tommy and grinned. "Can we teleport into the changing rooms," he asked.
Tommy grinned and turned to Alpha. "Can you get us into the changing rooms," he asked.
Alpha nodded. "Right away, Tommy," he said.
Jason removed his arm from around Kim's shoulders and stepped up next to Tommy. He smiled at Kim. "I'll see you in a little bit," he said.
Kim smiled. "Come on over to my house," she said. "The others are bringing movies."
Jason nodded as Alpha pushed some buttons on the control panel. Jason and Tommy teleported out of the command center.
Zordon looked down at the rangers. "You all should go," he said. "Before you are missed."
The rangers all teleported out of the command center.
Master Vile reentered his chambers and approached his viewing globe. He watched as Zedd, Rita and Goldar slowly came out of the effects of his magic.
Zedd stood up and helped Rita to her feet. "What are we doing in here," he asked. "The last thing I remember, we were in Finster's lab."
Rita looked at him and frowned. "How am I supposed to know," she snapped. "Probably one of your spells went wrong again."
Master Vile smiled and turned away from the globe. "You two are totally worthless," he said. "but, you keep me amused from time to time." He walked out of his chamber and towards the underground city. He stood on the balcony overlooking the work that was taking place. He smiled as he saw that the work should be done tonight. He turned around and walked back into the tunnel. He walked out to the main chamber, where some of his warriors were releasing the four teens they had captured the other night. He pulled five of his warriors away from the rest. "You five come with me," he ordered. "I have a job for you." The five warriors followed him down the tunnel.
A/N: More soon, I promise.
